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A 12-Step Program To Dispose of Old IT Gear
By Pedro Pereira A 12-Step Program To Dispose of Old IT Gear Figuring out what to do with old hardware has been one of IT’s biggest challenges. Equipment contains hazardous materials that must be disposed of properly, and data must be erased in accordance with privacy and financial regulations. Solution providers have started turning their…
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Digital TV on PCs: It’s Not as Easy as You Think
Digital TV is on the way. And in case you’ve missed the persistent FCC ads, the switch to DTV means analog televisions will no longer work come February 2009. While plenty has been written about what the DTV switch means for TVs with rabbit ears, little has been said about the DTV transition on PCs.…
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Top 10 Threats to Your Managed Services Business
Top 10 Threats to Your Managed Services Business In our latest Channel Insider research, we wanted to find out what keeps solution providers up at night. Specifically, we asked which companies have offerings or positions that pose the greatest threat to your managed services business over the next 24 months? The following is a list…
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DocuSign Melds Process, Paper, Technology into Management Solution
There is something about paper contracts. Is it the tangibility, the legality, the simplicity or something else? While many corporate entities are, for lack of a better term, addicted to paper and its legacy requirements, there is still one simple truth—managing and routing paper documents can be an expensive process. What’s more, paper often becomes…
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Crime Doesn’t Pay for N.Y. VAR Caught Selling Fake Cisco Gear
An Ossining, N.Y., reseller who for four years sold cheap Chinese wireless networking gear disguised as high-end equipment from Cisco Systems is headed for a two-and-a-half year stretch in federal prison. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen C. Robinson on July 31 handed down the sentence for Charles Lacy-Thompson, 52, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., owner of Coletronic Computer. Prosecutors…
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Iventosch Out as NetApp Channel Chief
Leonard Iventosch, the popular head of storage vendor NetApp’s global channel sales operation, left his post suddenly on Tuesday, company officials have confirmed. No reason for the resignation was given. In a statement, a NetApp spokesman said that, effective immediately, Iventosch’s boss, Pat Linehan, senior vice president of worldwide sales and Eric Mann, senior vice…
